Strengthening the Construction System of Beautiful China to Ensure the Ecological Environment | System | Guarantee
The institutional system with the characteristics of "four beams and eight pillars" of ecological civilization has also been basically formed. Dozens of reform plans related to ecological civilization construction have been introduced, establishing and improving systems such as the evaluation and assessment of ecological civilization construction goals, the river and lake chief system, the pollution discharge permit system, the ecological protection red line system, and the "Party and government share the same responsibility" and "dual responsibilities" for ecological environment protection. The implementation of two rounds of central ecological and environmental protection inspections has become a practical measure to promote local party committees, governments, and related departments to fulfill their responsibilities in ecological and environmental protection. The amendment to the Constitution has been reviewed and approved, incorporating "ecological civilization" into the Constitution. The Civil Code establishes the "green principle" for civil activities, and the amendment to the Criminal Law improves relevant provisions such as "environmental pollution crime", forming a "1+N+4" legal system for ecological environment protection under socialism with Chinese characteristics.
Currently, China's ecological civilization construction is facing a new situation. China's economic and social development has entered a high-quality stage of accelerating green and low-carbon development, and the construction of ecological civilization is still in a critical period of pressure accumulation and heavy burden. We need to plan and promote a new journey of ecological and environmental protection with a higher position, broader perspective, and greater efforts, correctly handling the relationship between high-quality development and high-level protection, the relationship between key challenges and collaborative governance, the relationship between natural restoration and artificial restoration, the relationship between external constraints and internal vitality, the relationship between "dual carbon" commitments and independent action. Adhere to the strictest system and strictest rule of law to protect the ecological environment, while transforming the construction of a beautiful China into a conscious action of all people.
Improving the guarantee system for building a beautiful China is one of the important tasks for the next five years. We need to coordinate resources in various fields, gather forces from all sides, and effectively combine the rule of law, market, technology, and policy. In terms of ensuring the rule of law, it is clear that relevant laws in the fields of ecological environment, resources and energy will be revised in a coordinated manner, and the strictest ecological environment governance system of above ground, underground, land sea coordination, and regional linkage will be implemented. The pollution discharge permit system will be fully implemented, the natural resource asset management system will be improved, and the land space use control system will be improved.
The construction of ecological civilization is a long-term, complex, and arduous systematic project. Any slackening or even missing items by any department or unit at any time may lead to the "barrel effect", affecting and damaging the overall effectiveness. To comprehensively promote the construction of a beautiful China, local party committees and governments at all levels are required to study and formulate a responsibility system for ecological environment protection for local party and government leaders, and establish a responsibility system that covers comprehensively, has consistent rights and responsibilities, clear rewards and punishments, and is interconnected. Relevant departments should conscientiously implement the list of responsibilities for ecological civilization construction, strengthen division of labor and responsibility, strengthen coordination and linkage, and form a strong joint force for joint management. At the same time, we will carry out in-depth inspections and law enforcement supervision of ecological environment protection, severely crack down on illegal behaviors in the ecological environment, ensure that the decisions and deployments of the Party Central Committee are implemented and effective, and promote the construction of ecological civilization to a new level.